Monica Cecilia Santa-Maria

Works (3)

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2011 article

Starch self‐processing in transgenic sweet potato roots expressing a hyperthermophilic α‐amylase

Santa‐Maria, M. C., Yencho, C. G., Haigler, C. H., Thompson, W. F., Kelly, R. M., & Sosinski, B. (2011, January 25). Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 27, pp. 351–359.

By: M. Santa‐Maria n, C. Yencho n , C. Haigler n , W. Thompson n , R. Kelly n  & B. Sosinski n

author keywords: hyperthermophilic enzymes; starch conversion; transgenic plants; sweet potato; biofuels
MeSH headings : Crops, Agricultural / genetics; Hot Temperature; Ipomoea batatas / genetics; Ipomoea batatas / metabolism; Plant Roots / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology; Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism; Southeastern United States; Starch / metabolism; Thermotoga maritima / enzymology; alpha-Amylases / genetics; alpha-Amylases / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Enzyme Production and Characterization; Biofuel production and bioconversion; Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
TL;DR: The results presented here demonstrate that engineering plants with hyperthermophilic glycoside hydrolases can facilitate cost effective starch conversion to fermentable sugars and the use of sweet potato as an alternative near‐term energy crop should be considered. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Plant cell calcium-rich environment enhances thermostability of recombinantly produced α-amylase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritime

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 104(5), 947–956.

By: M. Santa-Maria n, C. Chou n, G. Yencho n , C. Haigler n , W. Thompson n , R. Kelly n , B. Sosinski n

author keywords: hyperthermophilic enzymes; starch processing; transgenic plants; tobacco NT1 Cell cultures; biofuel
MeSH headings : Calcium / pharmacology; Coenzymes / pharmacology; Enzyme Stability; Escherichia coli / enzymology; Escherichia coli / genetics; Hot Temperature; Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology; Recombinant Proteins / chemistry; Recombinant Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Proteins / metabolism; Thermotoga maritima / enzymology; Thermotoga maritima / genetics; Tobacco / enzymology; Tobacco / genetics; alpha-Amylases / chemistry; alpha-Amylases / genetics; alpha-Amylases / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Enzyme Production and Characterization; Biofuel production and bioconversion; Phytase and its Applications
TL;DR: In a proof of concept study, tobacco cell cultures were used as model system to test in planta production of a hyperthermophilic α‐amylase from Thermotoga maritima, demonstrating the importance of a calcium‐rich environment for thermostability, as well as the advantage of producing this enzyme directly in plant cells where calcium is readily available. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2009 article

Rapid shoot regeneration in industrial ‘high starch’ sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes

Santa-Maria, M., Pecota, K. V., Yencho, C. G., Allen, G., & Sosinski, B. (2009, January 28). Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), Vol. 97, pp. 109–117.

By: M. Santa-Maria n, K. Pecota n , C. Yencho n , G. Allen n & B. Sosinski n

author keywords: Meristem culture; High dry matter; Organogenesis; Storage roots; Sweet potato; Virus indexing
topics (OpenAlex): Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies; Seed Germination and Physiology
TL;DR: The results led to the establishment of optimized in vitro regeneration procedures for the novel high-starch sweetpotato (SP) genotypes ‘DM01-158’, ‘FTA94’ , ‘FT489’ and ‘PDM P4’ that are rapid and reliable. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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